Pet Toilet-Like Water Disk and Food Storage
One pet-friendly inventor patented "a device for watering pets, e.g., a dog or cat." The device, he helpfully noted, "has the general shape of a toilet."
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7971279 | Automatic zipper mechanism for clothing An opening and closure mechanism for a zipper, the mechanism including a resilient elastic band or strap secured to the zipper handle with opposing ends of the resilient elastic strap being secured to at least one side of the waist band closure, and preferably oppos... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7350242 | Garments having an inside out appearance Garments having an inside-out appearance are disclosed and are designed to be inside-out and fashionable. Unique fasteners, belt carriers and modifications of pockets make possible wearing a garment having an inside-out appearance. When a conventional garment is tur... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7328461 | Protective trousers having gusseted fly In a pair of protective trousers having a fly, in which a flap extending from a first edge of a torso-covering portion covers a second edge thereof in a closed condition of the fly but not in an opened condition of the fly and in which the first and second edges are... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7305717 | Clothing for autistic children This is specially designed clothing for autistic children. It may however also be used for children or adults who are physically or mentally infirm and provides a means to secure the clothing and provide a means to shorten the clothing. ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7284282 | Hybrid ventilated garment A hybrid, ventilated garment is provided. Another aspect of the present invention employs a jacket having a body portion with sleeves and a torso, and a removable shell portion having sleeve and torso segments. A further aspect of the present invention provides wind... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7257846 | Protective garment for use in sporting games A protective garment is disclosed that is used in sporting games to protect the wearer from projectiles fired by the other participants. The garment may be of a unitary construction or have a plurality of components. Additionally, the garment may only cover selected... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7200901 | Zipper securing devices Zipper securing devices for keeping zippers in a securely closed but unlocked condition that provide for easy un-fastening and re-fastening of the zipper securing device. In one embodiment, the zipper securing device comprises an elastic loop assembly and post. In a... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7195025 | Waterproof structure of tent door and method for forming the same A first supplementary fabric 117 and a rainwater guiding fabric 118 are equipped between an inner door fabric 112 and a first zipper tape 113 attached to this, and a first waterproof tape 114 is attached on the sewing line of the r... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7174574 | Garment with improved fly closure A neoprene fly closure which provides for minimization of bulk through the fly area of a pair of board shorts, which further provides for a more comfortable pair of shorts when worn surfing. The use of a neoprene gore eliminates bulky seams in the fly area, allowing... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7171695 | Ventilated garment with vent opening system A ventilated garment includes a body portion, a vent opening defined by the body portion, and a vent closure coupled to the vent opening. The vent opening has an opened configuration and a closed configuration, and the vent closure secures the vent opening in the cl... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7076846 | Tape for slide fasteners A tape for slide fasteners is provided, which comprises a fastener tape 1 having one side edge that defines a zipper element tab 3 and the other side edge that defines a seam allowance 4. The fastener tape 1 is provided on its front surfa... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7039989 | Multi-track fastening system A multi-track fastening system having multiple tracks and a central slider or interchange. The central slider has angled openings and paths through which the tracks travel when the central slider is propelled along the tracks. Sliding the central slider along the tr... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7024701 | Systems and methods for transformable sleeves Methods and systems for transforming a volume of material into sleeves by means of a transforming fastener. The transforming fastener has multiple tracks, each track having a pair of matable rows. A slider coupled to the rows transforms the volume of material into s... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6993792 | Draft barrier system A draft barrier system having a sliding fastener that lets a user selectively alternate a volume of material between open and closed formations. When the sliding fastener closes the volume of material into the closed formation, insulation is compressed together to f... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6941584 | Universal earth suit A jump suit having features effective for both male and female users includes a central zippered opening extends downward from waistband along the crotch between left and right pants legs. A main zipper controlled by a pair of keepers and opens and closes the openin... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6928661 | Pants having an easy to open front area and method therefor A unisex garment has a waistband. A pair of leg members extend down from the waistband. A mechanism is coupled to the unisex garment to allow easy opening of the crotch area to access the genitals. The mechanism comprises a zipper running from a crotch seam position... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6892399 | Womens' pant's construction with crotch panel for slimming appearance of thighs A garment for slimming and smoothing the appearance of a woman's crotch and thighs includes a pair of pants having a lower torso receiving portion, an upper waistband, two leg portions, an inseam along each leg portion, and a crotch seam between the inseams. A quadr... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6434754 | Hook assembly used for waist-adjusting mechanism of garment and garment having waist-adjusting mechanism A front center opening can be opened and closed by a zip fastener. A hook assembly joins upper ends of the front center opening in a separable way and adjusts a waist size of pants within a fixed range. An adjusting cloth is sewed between one of fastener ... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6434753 | Hook assembly used for waist-adjusting mechanism of garment and garment having waist-adjusting mechanism A front center opening can be opened and closed by a zip fastener. A hook assembly joins upper ends of the front center opening in a separable way and adjusts a waist size of pants within a fixed range. An adjusting cloth is sewed between one of fastener ... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6243878 | Article of clothing An article of clothing has a crotch portion separating two leg portions (10, 14; 12, 16) of openings, and having in the crotch portion a crotch fly (26) extending along the perineal region, the crotch fly being openable and closable by fastening means (34... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6199215 | Fly closure for garment A fly closure includes two overlapping flaps which form a shield in a garment, such as shorts or pants. The shield lies flat behind the fly when the fly is closed and provides privacy for the wearer through a mid-section of the fly. When the fly is in an ... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6161223 | Pants separable at crotch for style mixing A pair of pants that is easily separable at the crotch into right and left leg portions. Each leg portion is selected from a set of various styles to flexibly create a custom mixed or matched style for a given wearing of the pants. A closure system is pro... | 12/19/2000 |
| 5983401 | Trousers and combination wear openable along root portion starting from back upper point of waist Trousers or a combination wear composed of an upper wear portion and a trouser portion, wherein the trousers or the trouser portion of the combination wear is openable at a root portion thereof by a slide fastener along a U-shaped center line thereof star... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5630232 | Nether garment having a fly front and method of making same Drawers or briefs made from a knitted tube flattened to provide a front panel and a rear panel with a top waist opening and a pair of bottom leg openings. The front panel has a linear fly opening having a pair of fabric fly flaps coextensive in length wit... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5617581 | Insulating undergarment An insulating garment including a cap. The cap has an eyehole and is positionable over a head. Included is a body suit for covering an area of a body. The body suit has an upper portion with a pair of shoulder straps extending therefrom, a lower portion f... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5539926 | Sports trousers Trousers specifically designed for the wearer engaged in strenuous, albeit casual and informal, athletic activity. The trousers have padding to protect the thighs, knees, buttocks, and genital areas. The abdominal and upper back portions of the trousers a... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5341515 | Medical examination garment A medical examination garment (10) has a trunk (11) and a right and left leg (19, 20) extending from the trunk. The trunk, right leg and left leg each have a front portion (17) and a rear portion (18). The garment has an opening (23) therein which extends... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5263201 | Trousers having zipper slide with button The present invention relates to a zipper that closes the opening between overlapping fabric portions for a pair of trousers. The zipper slide component of the zipper includes a button and the waistband of the trousers has a button hole in the outer overl... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5210879 | Fishing waders having a closeable, integrally formed extendable tubular member at the crotch Fishing waders equipped with opening and closing means so as to allow a fisherman to urinate without having to draw the garment down. The opening is in the form of a tubular member which may be coiled to return the garment to a water impervious mode.... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5204995 | Fashionable reversible pants A pair of reversible pants with a reversible front pocket arrangement and/or a reversible button fly arrangement is disclosed. The reversible pocket arrangement includes a pocket slot defined in the pants corresponding to a desired upper edge of each pock... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5010595 | Separable pants with integral underpants A woman's trouser (10) having an outer ply (120 and an integral inner lining (13) sewn to the interior of the trouser. A releasable seam (11) is provided in both the inner lining and the outer ply to allow the wearer to open the crotch portion (18) and se... | 04/30/1991 |
| 5008962 | Easy to fasten trousers Trousers include two selectively openable seams which extend from the upper edge to the hem edge of the trousers, the selectively openable seams being positioned in such a way as to be only minimally visible as the trousers are worn. Each of the two front... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4989272 | Trouser construction A pair of anatomically fitted trousers prevents friction and pressure onto the genitals by means of a triangular crotch panel (B) which is attached to the bottom edge of a rectangular abdominal belt portion (A). The abdominal belt portion extends downward... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4961234 | Outergarment with detachable crotch piece An outergarment having a detachable crotch piece is disclosed. The crotch piece is multilayered, with a disposable liner and a washable backing. The crotch piece is preferably padded for comfort and has a seamless cover layer. In this way, the need for su... | 10/09/1990 |
| 4803740 | Clothing adaptor for early term pregnancy Disclosed is a method of adapting a lower body garment for use during early term pregnancy. The method includes the steps of co-linearly securing to each side of the vertical zipper area, strips of a velcro-like fabric. Thereafter, there is provided an ad... | 02/14/1989 |
| 4628545 | Apparel article having zipper connection and its method for fabricating First and second panels are removed from a length of apparel fabric. Each panel is folded so as to form suitable pleats and folds in the mutually adjoining edge regions of the panels. Both zipper halves are preferably simultaneously inserted into one of t... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4587675 | Trousers with built in shaping straps A pair of trousers including two tubular leg portions having an upper extremity sloping upwardly away from the crotch to a point below the waist, a pair of straps or welts extending down and inwardly from the waist and crossing in the crotch, thereafter e... | 05/13/1986 |
| 4578828 | Outergarment A novel and useful pants-type outergarment having a crotch opening and a padded fly attached to the interior of the outergarment on one side to the crotch opening seam line, beginning at a front placket of the outergarment and extending to the back waistb... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4575873 | Pants closure A pants closure adapted for use on a pair of pants (12) comprising a first plate (14) mounted to the underlapping flap (39) of pants (12) and having a retaining clasp (16) extending outwardly therefrom; a slide handle (52) attached to slide elements (46, ... | 03/18/1986 |
| 4561121 | Multilayered protective trouser There is disclosed a multilayered protective trouser comprised of: a trouser inner liner including a fly opening and a storm flap folded upon itself to form two layers having fastening means secured thereto; and a trouser outer shell including a fly openi... | 12/31/1985 |